Silsbee

HARDIN COUNTY| Longtime Sonic employee retires after 46 years

Customers at the Sonic Drive-In in Silsbee will not hear the sweet voice of longtime employee Brenda Rhone any longer over the microphone. After 46 years, Rhone, 65, retired from Sonic on Jan. 31, a place she had worked since 1976.  Rhone started working at the first Sonic location on U.S.

SPORTS SHORTS: All State Football| Week of Feb. 2

The Padilla Poll Coaches released their 2022 All-State Football Team for Class 4A.

Man guilty of child sex crimes dies in jail

A Hardin County man who received a life sentence to Texas imprisonment – plus 160 years – for multiple child sex crimes, died in the Hardin County Jail on Jan 31. Ronnie Lee Gordon, 64, of Silsbee, died about 3:30 p.m.

Meth pipe toss lands men in jail

A pair of Hardin County men were arrested the week of Jan. 22, according to the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). Sheriff Bryan Weatherford reports that deputies stopped a passenger car on FM 92, south of Fred, near the 92 Restaurant, for a traffic violation.

Go-Texan for valentine’s

The third annual Hardin County Go-Texan Valentine and Steak Dinner Scholarship Fundraiser is Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Honky Tonk in Silsbee. Tickets are $60 per person with only 200 tickets for sale. Ticket includes choice of 12 oz.

Chamber banquet set

The 77th annual Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Banquet is 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the St. Mark Catholic Church, 905 N. 9th St., Silsbee. This year’s them is “Boots, Bangles and Boomtown.” Tickets can be purchased online at www.silsbeecoc.com or, for more information, call (409) 385-5562.

HARDIN CO.| Boy, 15, struck, killed by unknown vehicle

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers are investigating a fatal crash that killed a 15-year-old male in Hardin County on Jan. 29, according to a DPS statement. DPS reported at approximately 7:39 p.m., about two miles north of Silsbee on FM 92, a 2018 Buick Encore was traveling north.

Go-Texan scholarship fundraiser set

The third annual Hardin County Go-Texan Valentine and Steak Dinner Scholarship Fundraiser is Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Honky Tonk in Silsbee. Tickets are $60 per person with only 200 tickets for sale. Ticket includes choice of 12 oz.

Silsbee PD arrests elderly man, others

The Silsbee Police Department reported an elderly man was arrested recently. Jan. 20, Norman Dean Land, 87, was arrested for criminal mischief, $2,500-$30,000, a state jail felony. Five others were also arrested on various charges recently. Jan.

Two citizens intervene in SPD officer assault

A Tyler County man was arrested after he assaulted a Silsbee Police Department (SPD) officer on Jan. 24 – thanks to bystanders stepping in.